‘AEW: Collision’ Review (Oct 26th 2024)
Welcome to this week’s review of AEW’s, Collision, which brings wrestling back to Saturday nights! We’ve got the commentary team of Tony Schiavone and Nigel McGuinness calling the action, so let’s get into the review!
Match #1: “Switchblade” Jay White def. Shane Taylor
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Taylor and White locked up. Taylor bullied Jay White into the turnbuckles, using his size advantage. Jay White applied a side headlock and then chop blocked Taylor. Lee Moriarty grabbed White’s ankle as the ref was distracted. Taylor seized the opportunity to take down Jay White. Taylor stomped on the sternum on Jay White. Shane Taylor hit a leg drop on Switchblade. Jay White rallied back with a flurry of offense. Jay White tried for a sunset flip; Taylor sat down for a splash, but Jay White tumbled out of the way in the nick of time. Jay White jabbed and chopped at Taylor in the corner. Jay White followed up with a dragon screw leg whip. Jay White spiked Taylor with a DDT for a near fall. Taylor cracked White with a headbutt, followed up by a uranage for a near fall. Jay White planted Taylor with a flatliner. Jay White nailed Shane with a side suplex, finding his second wind. Moriarty jumped on the apron again, but this time Juice pulled him down! Taylor stunned Jay with a running knee strike. Taylor tweaked his knee in the process. Jay White scored with a Blade Runner and pinned Shane Taylor!
My Score: 3 out of 5
Match #2: Penelope Ford def. Robyn Renegade
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Penelope stomped a mudhole into Robyn in the corner turnbuckles. Penelope followed up with a handspring elbow strike. Penelope splashed Robyn with a standing moonsault for a near fall. Robyn rocked Ford with a face plant. Ford fired back with a stunner for a two-count! Penelope knocked down Robyn with a running lariat and then grounded and pounded Renegade. Ford dropkicked Robyn in the back. Penelope applied the Muta lock and forced Robyn to tap out!
My Score: 2 out of 5
Match #3: The Outrunners (Truth Magnum & Turbo Floyd) def. MxM Collection (Mason Madden & Mansoor)
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Mansoor tried as shoulder tackle on Truth, but Truth Magnum didn’t budge. Truth posed in Mansoor’s face. Truth wiped out Mansoor with a shoulder tackle. Mason Madden tagged in and chopped Truth in the corner. Turbo tried a lariat, but it didn’t work on Madden. Mason body slammed Turbo and then posed. The Outrunners double teamed Mason with dropkicks. They threw Mansoor over the top rope into the waiting arms of Mason Madden. Turbo body slammed Mansoor. Truth tagged in and the Outrunners body slammed Mason. MxM fired back with a double team neck breaker on Truth, but Truth kicked out at the two-count. The Outrunners came back with Total Recall, their powerslam-neck breaker combo, and won the match!
My Score: 3 out of 5
Match #4: Ricochet def. Lio Rush
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Lio was very aggressive at the start of the match with combination blows. Ricochet rocked Rush with a spinning boot into the side of the face. Ricochet planted a running elbow drop. Ricochet stunned Lio with an area code kick. Ricochet followed up with a knee strike. Rush rocketed out of the ring with tremendous velocity, hitting a tope suicida on Ricochet. Lio and Ricochet jockeyed for position on the top turnbuckles. Lio grabbed Ricochet and pulled him down. Ricochet rallied back with a flying forearm, followed by a shooting star press for a near fall on Lio Rush. Lio blasted Ricochet with a stunner, but Ricochet landed a thrust kick in response. Ricochet planted Lio with a Blue Thunder Bomb, but Lio kicked out at the two-count! Lio countered Vertigo, rolling up Ricochet for a two-count. Lio drilled Ricochet with a poison rana, but it wasn’t enough to vanquish Ricochet. Lio Rush grabbed a steel chair but before he could use it, Ricochet kicked it into Rush’s face! Ricochet cracked Rush with Ricochet’s version of the Hidden Blade and pinned Lio Rush!
My Score: 3.5 out of 5
Match #5: Anna Jay def. Viva Van
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Anna Jay slugged Viva Van with strikes and then hit her with a snap mare. Anna Jay followed up with a snap suplex. Anna Jay nailed Viva Van with a swinging neck breaker. One week before she has a World Title shot against “The Glamour” Mariah May, Anna Jay used a double ax handle to the head and followed up with a shotgun dropkick to Viva Van. Anna yanked Viva Van to the mat with an iconoclasm for a near fall. Anna blasted Viva Van with a back stabber. Anna Jay walloped Viva Van with the Widow’s Peak and picked up the pinfall victory!
My Score: 2.5 out of 5
Match #6: FTR (Cash Wheeler & Dax Harwood) def. LFI (RUSH & Dralistico)
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Dralistico ate some chops from Dax. Dax hit a guillotine leg drop for a near fall on Dralistico. FTR used seamless tandem offense until Dralistico tagged out to Rush. Cash chopped around Rush, but Rush returned fire with a slap to Cash’s face. Cash caught Rush in the chest with a running lariat. FTR took down LFI with double German Suplexes. Rush dodged Dax, and Dax’s momentum carried him hard into the ring post. Jake Roberts sucker punched Dax from outside the ring. Dax crawled to Cash and Cash tagged in, cleaning house on LFI! Cash cracked Rush with a neck breaker. Cash cradled Dralistico for a near fall. Cash caught Dralistico in mid air and power slammed Dralistico. Dralistico headbutted Cash, knocking Cash off the top turnbuckle. Dralistico drilled Cash with a crucifix bomb! Dax and Rush tagged in for their respective teams. Rush splashed Dax and LFI double teamed Dax. Cash jumped off the top with a double lariat to LFI. Dax superplexed Dralistico into the ring. Dralistico escaped a Shatter Machine attempt as Rush pulled Cash out of the ring. Dax caught Dralistico and planted him with a sling shot power bomb. Rush and Dax slugged it out, trading shots in the center of the ring. Dax Harwood tried to apply a sharpshooter to Rush but Rush escaped. The Beast Mortos hammered Dax from outside the ring with a cheap shot. FTR spiked Dralistico with the Shatter Machine and Dax scored the pin!
My Score: 4 out of 5
Final Verdict: 3.5/5
Well this was one hell of an improvement over last weeks squash match filled fiasco! We got six matches that all delivered in their own way. It’s interesting to note how much AEW relied on Ricochet and Anna Jay this past weekend to work matches on both Rampage and Collision. Not that I’m complaining, I’ve been a fan of Anna Jay since day one, whilst Ricochet has done nothing but deliver proverbial banger after proverbial banger each and every match. Here’s hoping that the teased match with Takeshita delivers too!
